any older jaguar gurus in here?

[krustyballer16]

Picked up this 1979 jaguar XJ6L the other day. Pretty clean. Floor pans are gone but body is clean.

 

Doesn't start.

 

Anybody know anything about these 4.2Ls?

[89 MJ]

I know that most of those by now seem to have SBCs or LSs. I’ve always thought they were a neat looking car. 

[Eagle_SX4]

Here are some pics of an '84 I used to have

 

[pizzaman09]

I'm a big fan of vintage Jags, was cross shopping early 00s Jag XJs with the  8th Gen Honda Civic Si when I shopping for a replacement for my Oldsmobile.  

 

I can't say I know much about those, appears to be fuel injected, if it was a bit older with a set of SU carbs I could definitely help.  In the end it's still an engine, spark then fuel then air.  If it has those three it should run.  Given the vintage I would expect it to have an electronic pickup distributor.  Those cars were known for having a bunch of relays up near or above the radiator, not particularly well shielded from the elements.  

 

Good luck!  It's a cool car.

[Spinnakerblue89]

Now that's an XJ!

 

Referring to a topic I started earlier.

 

Don't those have the curse of the Prince of Darkness? The local JY has a '78 XJ V12 that burned to the ground, likely due to the shoddy wiring I saw under the hood.